Palettes / Colors / #BCFF72

#BCFF72 — Light Vivid Green

#BCFF72 is a green color we call Light Vivid Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegreen (#98FB98) — not an exact match. CSS palegreen gives you #98FB98, a different color; use #BCFF72 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BCFF72 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B570FF; it also sits naturally between #FFFD70 and #73FF70. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 100% · Blue 45%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 55% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BCFF72

.text { color: #BCFF72; }
.background { background-color: #BCFF72; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCFF72; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 255, 114); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(89, 100%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCFF72; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 255, 114, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCFF72; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 255, 114, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCFF72">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCFF72">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B570FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCFF72: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCFF72

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BCFF72 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BCFF72 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BCFF71  ·  #BCFF73 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCFF72?

#BCFF72 is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 188, 255, 114). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCFF72?

#BCFF72 is RGB 188, 255, 114 — HSL 89°, 100%, 72% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 55%, 0%.

What colors go with #BCFF72?

Its complement is #B570FF; analogous partners are #FFFD70 and #73FF70. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCFF72 for text?

Black text on #BCFF72 has a contrast ratio of 17.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.